Eyeglass-mounting.



W. B. PAYNE & H. H. SIMMS.

EYEGLASS MOUNTING.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY a, 1910.

1,069,284. i Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

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UNITED STATES 'PATENT FFIQE.

WALTER B. PAYNE AND HAROLD I-I. SIMMS, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO LEO F. ADT, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

EYEGLASS-MOUNTING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 5,1913.

Application filed May 3, 1910. Serial No. 559,150.

T0 all lw'zom t may concern.'

Be it known that we, VALTER B. PAYNE and ILinoLD I-I. SIMMS, both of the city of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyeglass- Mountings; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

The present invention relates to eyeglass mountings of the type in which the nose bearing portions of the guard are moved .toward each other under the action of springs and away from each other by finger pieces or` operating portions, and an object 0f the invention is to provide novel means for inclosing the springs which position the guards.

Another object of this invention is to provide a construction in which the springs are adapted to have the tension thereof changed to obtain the desired pressure of the guards upon the nose of a wearer.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of a mounting in proximity to one of the guards with the present improvements applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same part; Fig. 3 is a plan View; Fig. 4 is a bottom view with the spring adjusting device removed; Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section through the mounting in proximity to one of the springs; Fig. 6 is a detached perspective-view of the support and the spring adjusting device; Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 are views similar to Fig. 5 of four other embodiments of the invention, and Fig. 11 is a plan view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 10.

The invention employs a support for the lenses, comprising, in this instance, a bridging portion 1, lens attaching devices 2, and portions 3 at the ends of the bridging portion, preferably connecting the latter with the lens attaching devices. Mounted to swing on the support are the nose guards comprising preferably levers 4 turning in engagement with the upper faces of the connecting portions 3, and having finger pieces at their forward ends which, in this instance, are each formed by bending the flat stock, of which the levers are made, vertically or downwardly at 5 and extending the same outwardly at 6, a nose engaging member being carried at the rear end of each lever and embodying an upper pad 7 and a lower pad 8.

In order to pivotally support the guards upon the mounting, the connecting portions 3 of Figs. l to 6 are each provided with a perforation through which extends a screw fastener having a headed portion 9 engaging the upper surface of the guard lever 4, a shoulder 10 cooperating with the upper surface of the support, and a screw threaded portion 11 projecting from the under side of the support, a bearing portion 12 being provided between the shoulder 10 and the head 9 on which one of the guard levers turns. The screw threaded portion mav serve as a support for a spring for positioning the guard, such spring in this instance being in the form of a helical coil 13 having an arm 14 extending rearwardly and preferably loosely engaging the lever 4. To the end of adjusting the tension of each spring the screw fastener 11 may be engaged by an adjustable device 15 which has one end 21'of the spring secured thereto and in this instance coperates with the support in such a manner that the spring is nclosed. In this embodiment this inclosure is effected by providing an annular pocket 16 in the :levice 15 and the outer flange 17 thereby formed is notched or serrated to cooperate with serrations or notches 1S formed on the support about the spring. The latter serrations in this embodiment are carried by a depending iiange 19 forming a pocket in the support preferably open or slotted at one side as at 20 to permit the arm 14 of the spring to engage the guard. A central boss 22 is also formed on the rotatable adjusting device 15 and acts to give greater bearing to the screw fastener.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 7 each connecting portion 3a of the lens support is perforated and has the bearing portion 12a of the screw fastener turning therein and a head 9a engaging the upper surface thereof. The projecting portion il of the screw fastener passes through its guard lever da which is located below its connecting portion 3a andengages a rotary at'ijusting and pocketed device 15a. rl`he latter cooperates with the guard in this .instance to inclose 'the spring 13e and to this end the under surface ofthe. lever da is provided with sei-rations 18Ll while the flange portion 17ZL of the pocketed device yhas serrations cooperating with the serrations l-Sa. The end 2l@ ofthe spring is secured tothe :uljusting device .while `the end la extends through a slot 50 in the lever 4a and engages the support 3a. it is apparent in this construction theihousing is'e'lfected by the pocketed device 15a and that the guard lever d acts as a closure for thefsame.

ln the embodiment shown in 'F ig. S the connecting portion 3b ofthe support is provided with a. poclrctlin its upper surface and the rotatable adjusting device lhhasan annular flanged portion 23 depending into and turning in engagement with the walls of the pocket, being held therein by a screw lfastener having a screw threaded portion lll engaging the support 3b and a headed portion 9b cooperating with the top of the rotary adjusting device 15". The spring 13b is arranged within the pocleted portion of the rotary adjusting device 15b and is -secured at one end 2lb `to the adjusting device and at its other end l141 to the support. The lever Ll" of the nose guard surrounds the rotary adjusting device 15b and is secured to the latter by cooperating serrated portions 17h and 18h.

'ln the embodiment shown in Fig- 9, the connecting portion 3 of the support is provided w'th a pocket 19C in one side and the guard lever -tcacts to close said pocket and turns on a bearing portion 12C formed on the rotary adjusting device 15C. `The latter is arranged within the pocket and has serrations 17C at one end cooperating with serrations 18C in the pocket and held therein by a screw fastener 5l passing through the support. T he spring surrounds the rotary adjusting device and has an end 21C secured 'thereto and an end llcsecured-to the guard lever.

in the embodiment shown in Figs. l0 and 1l the parts are very similar to those illustrated in Fig. 7, the-diderence being that part-of the spring housing is formed by a pocket 19d on the guard lever 4 and the rear wall of this pocket is cut away at 20d in order that the end l'tdof the s pringmay be extended into engaement with the connecting portion 3d of the support.

ln all embodiments of the invention the nose bearing portions of the guards are separated by moving the 1linger pieces 6 toward each other and are moved together under Athe action of the coil springs 13.

Athe screw fastener thus maintaining the adjustment- ,From the foregoing it will be seen that there has .been provided a construction in whichthe springs are entirely housed or inclosed while at the saine time the tension thereof may be adjusted to obtain the desired pressure `upon `the nose .of the wearer and this without providing a conspicuous construction.

le claim as our invention:

l. The combination with a support for lenses, a nose guard mountedto swing thereon and a device adjustable on one of said parts abouttheaxis of turning of the guard, oneof said three parts being provided with a pocket and cooperating with another of said parts to closethepoclret, of a coil spring arranged in said pocket, secured at oneend to said adjustable device and at its other end to one of the lirst two named parts.

2. In an eyeglass mounting, the combination with a support for lenses and a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, of a coil spring for the guard having one end secured to one of saidparts, and a device cooperating with the other of said partsto inclose said spring, said'device having the other end of the-spring secured thereto and being adjustable relatively to the part with which it cooperates to `vary the tension of the spring.

3. In an eyeglass mounting, the combination with a support for lenses and a nose guard mounted toswing thereon, one ofsaid parts beingprovided with a pocket., of a coil spring arranged in the pocket and having one end connected to the other of said parts, and a device connected to the other end of the spring, closing'the pocket and adjustable on the poclreted part.

4. In an eyeglass mounting, the combination 4with a support Vfor lenses, and a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, of a coil spring for positioning the guard having one end securedto one of said parts, and a device arranged to surround'the spring, having the other end ofthe latter secured thereto and adjustable on the other of the first two named parts of f the mounting.

5. ln aneyeglass mounting, the combination with a support for -lenses and a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, of a coil spring for kpositioningthe guard, secured at one end to one of .thefrst two named parts, and apocketed device surrounding the spring,

adjustable on the other of the rst two named parts and connected to the other end of the spring.

6. In an eyeglass mounting, the combination with a support for lenses and a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, one of said parts being provided with a pocket, of a coil spring for the guard arranged in the pocket and secured at one end to the other part and a pocketed device surrounding the spring and having the other end of the spring secured thereto.

7. The combination with a support for lenses provided with a pocket, of a nose guard mounted to swing on the support, a device rotatably adjustable about the axis of turning of the guard on one of the first named parts, one of the last two named elements coperating with the support to close the pocket, and a coil spring mounted in the pocket, secured at one end to the adjustable device and at its other end to one of the iirst two named parts.

S. The combination with a support for lenses provided with a pocket and a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, of a coil spring arranged in the pocket and having one end secured to the guard, of a device cooperating with the pocket to inclose the spring and having the other end of the latter secured thereto.

9. The combination with a support for lenses, a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, and a device rotatably adjustable on one of the first two named parts about the aXis of rotation of the guard, one of the first three named parts being provided with a pocket and coperating with one of the other two parts to close the pocket, of a coil spring arranged in the pocket, having one end secured to the rotary adjusting device and the other end secured to one of the first two named parts, and a pivot pin for the guard acting to retain the rotary adjusting device in adjusted position.

l0. The combination with a support for lenses and a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, of a screw threaded device projecting from the support, a coil spring surrounding said device and secured at one end to one of said parts, a device engaging the screw threaded device, coperating with the other of the first two named parts to inclose the coil spring and having the other end of the spring secured thereto.

l1. The combination with a support for lenses, a nose guard and a device coperating with one of said parts to provide an inclosed pocket, of a screw fastener passing through two of said parts and engaging another, and a coil spring arranged in the pocket and having one end secured to said device and the other end secured to the guard.

l2. The combination with a supportl for lenses, and a nose guard mounted to swing thereon, of a screw threaded device on the support, a coil spring for positioning the guard surrounding the screw threaded device, and a device engaging the thread of said screw threaded device and coperating with one of the first two named parts to inclose the spring.

13. The combination with a support for lenses comprising a bridging portion, and perforated portions at the ends of the bridging portion, of headed screw fasteners each passing through the perforated portion of the support and having a shoulder engaging the lat-ter, nose guards each turning on one of the fasteners on one side of each perforated portion, a coil spring surrounding each screw fastener on the opposite side of the support, and devices each engaging the screw threaded portion of one of the fastenersand coperating with the support about the spring to inclose the latter.

WALTER B. PAYNE. HAROLD i-I. siMMs.

Vitnesses:

RUSSELL B. GRIFFITH, LUCY A. VAN COURT.

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